Venezuelan born Carl Zitelmann majored in Computer Engineering at the Simón Bolivar University in Caracas and worked as an applications engineer for four years. After producing a couple of animation pieces during his spare time, Carl decided to quit his job as an engineer to pursue a career in directing.

He got enrolled at the National Film and Television School and moved to the UK, where he got the chance to experiment with both animation and live-action to find his own unique style. He finished his course with a twisted animated short that got him representation at the renowned Passion Pictures studio in London.